"Duncan McCormack" wrote in message
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In article s.com,
lid, Wilbur Hubbard says...
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:09:05 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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Imagine if your lazy attitude was in place 200-250 years ago
in the age of sail where very large vessels plied the seas and
the ports without the hint of an engine on board. Did freight
and passengers not get delivered before the age of steam
boats?

Yes. Arrival times could be within weeks, sometimes months, and many
boats didn't arrive at all, and today, make popular diving atractions.

So? What does that mean other than sometimes pure sailboats foundered. That
most certainly does not belie the fact that motorboats also founder!

Wilbur Hubbard

In article s.com,
lid, Wilbur Hubbard says...

"Duncan McCormack" wrote in message
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In article s.com,
lid, Wilbur Hubbard says...
wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:09:05 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote this crap:

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Imagine if your lazy attitude was in place 200-250 years ago
in the age of sail where very large vessels plied the seas and
the ports without the hint of an engine on board. Did freight
and passengers not get delivered before the age of steam
boats?

Yes. Arrival times could be within weeks, sometimes months, and many
boats didn't arrive at all, and today, make popular diving atractions.

So? What does that mean other than sometimes pure sailboats foundered. That
most certainly does not belie the fact that motorboats also founder!

Whilst true on face value, if you check the percentages, you'll find
todays martitime foundering incidents *far* less prevalent than the days
of sailing vessels. So your suggestion is, essentially, false.

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Duncan.

"Duncan McCormack" wrote
Wilbur Hubbard says...
So? What does that mean other than sometimes pure sailboats foundered.
That
most certainly does not belie the fact that motorboats also founder!

Whilst true on face value, if you check the percentages, you'll find
todays martitime foundering incidents *far* less prevalent than the days
of sailing vessels. So your suggestion is, essentially, false.




To be fair here, today's vessels have a tad more electronics for navigation,
weather and communication than those from 200+ years ago. Better
information & communication has led to better navigation and less wrecks.

What you see today though, is a lot more cargo being shipped by power than
could ever be done by sail.